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Hi,

is there any news about this species? How big have they become, are they still behaving aggressive? Has the species been on the trade this summer at all?
My LFS has three left from the summer of 2007 and I'm thinking of buying them.

-Kalevi

I'd rather give you the information and let you write it. My writing skills aren't that good.

Sure, that sounds great!
I'd be very happy to provide all the information I can for the article.
The fry are doing well, getting fat and growing fast.

Now I have tested pH and hardness. Hardness is 10 dH and pH 7,5. They're quite high probably due to my diy backround, it still affects the water parameters.
Don't have new pics yet, but I'll try to get some during next week.

Thank you all!
I'll post new pics of the fry and tank as soon as I have time to take them. I'll also test my water parameters.

Yes, the yellow in their fins is quite pretty. I'm trying to get my hands on more of these. One of the employees at my LFS (where I found the fish) has two in her own tank and she is willing to sell them to me after hearing that mine have spawned.
I'll post new pics when I have some.

Thanks to everybody!
Jim: surely they're very similar to your fish. I'm not an expert, but after comparing my fish to pictures of Vanmanenia cf. pingchowensis and Liniparhomaloptera disparis I still think they look more like Vanmanenia.

Thanks, Jim!
The adults have been kind of dancing in pairs, but I can't tell if it's got anything to do with spawning, they might be just fighting. Once I saw one couple acting differently, they danced vertically (it's not easy, I've got quite a current in the tank) and were twisted around each other.

I had a surprise in my river tank when I got home from four weeks holiday. My Vanmanenia sp. (possibly got an ID here ) had spawned and I found two small fry. :) I have only Sewellia, Gastromyzon and Sinogastromyzon species in the tank so looking at the fry's fins, there's no question they're Vanman...

Hi, Janne!
Looks very similar to my Gastromyzon that I think are stellatus. I'm looking forward to a positive ID from someone.

Kalevi

Sorry to hear that, Janne.
I hope the rest'll do fine.

Kalevi

Thank you for the kind comments! :D Janne, thanks for the offer, but we already have Sewellia linoelata (and their offspring) in one of my wife's tanks. I may drop in for a coffee though if I'm ever near Vaasa. :) And please let me know if you've managed to breed Gastromyzon unknown, I'll be happy t...

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Great pics and videos, Janne!

Thanks, Emma! Sorry to take so long to answer. I've been busy with my tank project and spent yesterday all day at a local aquarium society's auction buying plants and stuff for my tank. Unfortunately the picture in your link above didn't work. Where can I find pics that can be trusted to be of the r...